Just Another Typical Day On The River

[sriracha john]

Just a typical day of riding the Chayo Phraya river ferry with it's normal mix of passengers...

Bangkok can be so boring sometimes....

[LaoPo]

Indeed, I have to agree quite boring

LaoPo

[RDN]

Bigger picture please!! (Much bigger ).

(They're coming to Phuket soon - maybe I can get close enough to.... take another picture ).

[Ken]

OMG, that's nice. I've seen some "nice" scenery on those tours in the past, but never one quite that "nice". Been awhile since I've done the "tour". Looks like time to do it again.

[lampard10]

Just a typical day of riding the Chayo Phraya river ferry with it's normal mix of passengers...

Bangkok can be so boring sometimes.... 

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Jeez.......................they're all Farangs. See 'em in ten years time.

[buadhai]

OMG, that's nice.  I've seen some "nice" scenery on those tours in the past, but never one quite that "nice".  Been awhile since I've done the "tour".  Looks like time to do it again.

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Think we could get any of our student nurses to dress like that?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

If you've got student nurses on hand Mike, that'll liven up the driveway cam pic if you put the girls on site

[jayenram]

If you've got student nurses on hand Mike, that'll liven up the driveway cam pic if you put the girls on site 

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[lampard10]

If you've got student nurses on hand Mike, that'll liven up the driveway cam pic if you put the girls on site 

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In that case, I'll put my 4th computor on Korat web-cam all the time.

[buadhai]

If you've got student nurses on hand Mike, that'll liven up the driveway cam pic if you put the girls on site 

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Missed 'em, did ya?

Keep watching!

[Ken]

OMG, that's nice.  I've seen some "nice" scenery on those tours in the past, but never one quite that "nice".  Been awhile since I've done the "tour".  Looks like time to do it again.

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Think we could get any of our student nurses to dress like that?

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I don't know Mike, but if we could get them to dress like that...at the moment we can only "imagine".

Agree that this scenery would do wonders for your driveway webcam. Still say that maybe we need to look at moving that webcam to the Restaurant.

[buadhai]

How's this:

[Ken]

How's this:

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The one in "blue" is taken. "Udon" has taken a fancy to her.

[maerim]

Where is Miss Afghanistan?

[buadhai]

Where is Miss Afghanistan?

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It's true. Most of the student nurses outdo the contestants, no?

[penzman]

I see quite a few buildings were erected in that area.

[jayenram]

That's not very observant considering your position as a LDBI.

[Khutan]

Where is Miss Afghanistan?

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And also where is Miss Iran

[Polly]

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It's true. Most of the student nurses outdo the contestants, no?

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No.

[RDN]

I see quite a few buildings were erected in that area.

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Funny you should mention that... there is a big row brewing (currently on Channel 9) as to who the ###### let these semi-naked women pose near a Wat!!

[Zarkow]

Found one more.

[ProfessorFart]

It's true. Most of the student nurses outdo the contestants, no?

OK, You have the student nurses, I'll take the contestants.

[Pie Boy]

Can we share 'em Prof?

[SEAtramp]

I prefer them with a bit of meat on.

[Pie Boy]

I prefer them with a bit of meat on.

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At last Pie Girls......

[sriracha john]

I hope that stage has some extra steel girders and re-bar built in for added strength.... as they are seriously testing it's load limit.

[aughie]

And I'm an ankle man! nice photo.

[Pink Mist]

Where is Miss Afghanistan?

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And also where is Miss Iran

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the ones with the beards

[sriracha john]

BANGKOK, May 18 (Bernama) -- Miss Universe 2005 organisers will cut footage showing bikini-clad contestants with Buddhist sites as background, which has incurred great controversy in the host country of Thailand.

The footage had been screened and anything deemed defamatory to the host country's reputation would be cut from a broadcast planned for the final day of the event on May 31, the Xinhua News Agency reported The Nation newspaper as quoting event coordinator Tom Khruasophon as saying.

Tourism and Sports Minister Somsak Thepsuthin also told reporters that such images will be edited out of video footage to broadcast on the final day of the pageant.

A still image from the footage, which was shot during a luxury cruise along the Chao Phya River running through Bangkok's Buddhist and historical sites, has also been ordered removed from the pageant's official website, Somsak said.

Censorship of the beauty pageant came as both the contest and related controversy gained more heat in the kingdom.

Photos of beauties visiting the countries' historical and Buddhist sites have been published as headline news on the front pages of most of the country's newspapers. The photos also include one showing bikini-clad beauties posing with the historical Temple of Dawn in the background.

News about the promotional event drew criticism from conservative cultural groups, which said the pageant paid more attention to commercial interest than cultural importance.

The beauty contest was based mainly on commercial interests while cultural and moral values attached to Thai traditions were being overlooked, Thep Dilok, head of the National Centre for Buddhism Promotion, was quoted as saying.

Ladda Tangsuchachai, head of the Culture Ministry's cultural watchdog network, also said she would recommend banning the video entirely if the edited version turned out to be unsuitable.

There is also report of online forum debate on the topic, with users opposed to the practice remarkably outnumbering those inclined to take the matter lightly.

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I'm guessing they didn't poll THIS forum....

[OxfordWill]

Ok who has a webcam on their driveway to spot student nurses and more importantly, how do I log in to it?